Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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EDUCATION IN AMERICA We in America have a right to be proud of our system of education M proud of the fact that here educational opportunities are provided for all. It is a fine feeling to know that we are taught honestly and by compe- tent instructors the many things which will help us to successfully take our places in the world. We owe a debt of gratitude to our ances- tors, who, because they realized the impor- tance of education, made possible the com- pleteness of our present American public school system. The foundation of this system was laid by the Massachusetts School Act of l647, This act provided for an elementary school to be established for every fifty fam- ilies, a grammar school for every hundred families, and the public schools to be support- ed by public taxation. Two famous colleges founded early during the settlement of our country were l-larvard, in l636, and Wlllam and Mary College, in l693. Truly the East set a fine example in educational standards, and the example was followed by the rest of the country. School expenses, though always a problem, have not stood in our way to a great extent, School funds were established when money from the sale of public lands was set aside for school purposes, and in i836 Congress estab- lished a permanent fund by distributing a treasury surplus among certain states. t r h s. I94I pa salutatory II We cannot really appreciate our educa- tional opportunities until we see what other countries have provided in this line. ln England education for the common peo- ple has not made much headway because of the conservatism of the people and the dom- ination of the aristocracy. l-lowever, the im- portance of popular education is now being realized. Technical training in England is provided by teacher's training schools, tech- ical schools, and universities, The most famous universities are located at Oxford, Cambridge, l.ondon, Manchester, and Bir- mingharp. France saw the necessity of popular edu- cation after the French Revolution and a fair educational system was set up. Should France now be forced to accept complete rule by Germany, her education would not suffer, for the German system is one of the finest. The strict compulsory school attendance law, rigidly enforced in Germany, causes there to be fewer illiterates in that country than in any other country in the wofld. l-lowever, there is one big defect in the German system. Thinking is allowed only as long as it is in accord with the policies of the government. We may envy the high degree to which education in Germany has been developed, But I think we all appreciate the fact that we have what is lacking there-freedom to use our education as we please, to proceed as we please in our chosen work. -ELEANOR DELONG ge sevente

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salutatory I PAN-AMERICANlSM Remember Latin-America! The cry goes out and resounds throughout the land. What do you know about the social and economic problems of your neighbors? l-low important are they to you? The future of the Americas may be determined by these decisions. The Latin-American nations have not been grateful to us for assuming the obligation of defending the Western l-lemisphere. But this resentment is rapidly being overcome. The Buenos Aires Conference in l936, attended by our president, did much to remove the sting of the Monroe Doctrine. Our intentions were further clarified at the i938 Lima Con- ference and the Havana Conference of l94O. Since 1935 no American marine has been stationed in any Latin American Country. The Platt Amendment has been abrogated. Panama, Columbia, and Venezuela have been raised to the ambassadorial status. Our Pres- ident and Secretary of State have won many friends by their sincerity and good will. Mex- ico's oil rights have been recognized and serious thought has been given to establish- ing naval bases in South America. Pan-Americanism is the policy of all Amer- ican governments to cooperate for their com- mon welfare and common interests. lts de- velopment is due to the development of these common interests. Trade is of prime importance. Due to the present world crisis it is of grave importance that the Americas increase their trade rela- tions, Agricultural experts are working with the people of five American Republics in an effort for such expansion. Plans are being laid to improve methods of cultivation of cacao, abaca, kapok, coconut char, and hardwoods. We have been buying copper and nitrates from Chile. Bolivia tin is being pushed and Brazilian rubber is now under investigation. The United States now imports only a certain amount of coffee from any given country, thus raising the price of it for the Brazilians. ge sixteen Loans are being granted to tide over the various Latin-American countries in connec- tion with deficiencies from the war and do make up for the present loss of markets which has created surpluses in many of the Repub- lics. The steel industry in Brazil is being built up by this program, Thus far thirty million dollars has been expended for loans. The people of the Americas are learning more about each other every day. Teachers and students are being exchanged. Travel in the Americas is replacing travel in Europe. Groups of club women are touring the South- ern Republics and two symphony orchestras are playing in the more sophisticated capi- tals. l-lollywood is playing an active part. Some pictures already undertaken are The Life of Simon Bolivar, Blood and Sand, They Met in Argentina, Rurales. Several pic- tures in the near future are scheduled to be photographed either in whole or in part in Central and South America. The three-thousand mile Pan-American l-lighway from the American border, through Mexico and Central America to Panama is an excellent project for materially cementing continental solidarity. ln addition to this Wil- liam S. Poley, Columbia's Broadcasting Presi- dent, took a seven weeks' trip through the southern continent and came back with a sixty-four station network that will soon start functioning. Done on individual initiative, backed with enterprise capital, Mr. Poley's achievement is the most effective private move made thus far to implement national policy against anti-democratic penetration south of the Rio Grande. The ideals of Pan-Americanism are not wholly realized, but we are definitely on the way. Latin-America cannot be forgotten. lt must be remembered! -ULAFERN LARRANCE. reflector

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class prophecy Hello Central! Give me I-2-3-O Brighton Road. Hurry!!! lt's very important. Is that you, Jane? Well-this is Beverly. When did I arrive home? Oh, I flew home this afternoon and am going to stay for the holi- days. But listen, the reason I called was to ask you if you had heard the latest about Jeanne Fosdick. You know-Jeanne, the nurse they have had such a time with down in Ohio. Well, guess what she did? She pushed the wrong button in the elevator and she and her patient, Paul Sloan, who was to be discharged today, have been stuck in it for several days Yes, and Maxine Lance is simply furious. This is the fourth time she has been all ready to get married and then been left waiting at the church. I guess the minister, Ernest Cap- ron, has almost given up all hope of ever re- ceiving his SI98. Can they get them out? Really I don't know, but they've got two of the most expert people on the case.. Who are they? Certainly you remember that talkative chap, Jack Hughey. They say he's a super sleuth at getting people out of trouble. His assistant, Betty Hagenbuch, works out all the details for him. Are they that way about each other? To tell the truth, I haven't heard, but they say he has a black eye, if that means anything. What!! No! Really, I can't imagine Charles Henke teaching ballet. Why did he decide to do that?? Oh, he broke his leg trying to teach Rodney Everhart to jitterbug!! Now isn't that the limit!! They say that crazy scientist, Dick Schoch, has blown up his laboratory again. Thatmust be about the fifth time he's done it. You'd think that he and his assistant, Jim Niccum, would find the proper compounds for his new super bomb pretty soon. The way the papers talk, that old maid's home out on Flutter Street must be doing all right. The head of it, Mary Congdon, certain- ly is setting some pace with the bachelors. I just heard that Joyce Harding and Donna Lucas have enrolled. Isn't that shocking!!! Did you know of the mysterious disappear- ance of Harold Roberts? All Hollywood was shocked over it. It seems that one morning all the hotel could find was a pair of shoes in a bathtub. Charles Withers, the detective on the case, says he has some clues as the plug has come up missing. Confidentially, I have inside information from the hotel manager, Bob Stowe, that with all of Mr. Roberts' night life he wasn't surprised. You know of that famous psychiatrist, Pa- tricia Baum, don't you? Well, she's just had a serious breakdown. They say that she finally ge eighteen just gave up trying to diagnose the strange case of Pauline Patterson. What was the matter with her? Don't you remember? She's the girl who giggled,and giggIed,and giggled. I see that eminent newspaper writer, Luther Warner, got quite a story for himself the other day. He interviewed Shannon Cox, that revolutionist, who was caught throwing bombs at Bob Springer's palatial residence in Detroit. It seems that the bank, of which Bob is pres- ident, wouldn't lend her any money for her latest political campaign. Isn't that too bad? Yes, Shannon always said that Bob was ter- ribly cold. Eugene Nichols a butler!! But of course it comes easy to him. He always did make him- self at home in everybody's kitchen. Oh yes, I nearly forgot to tell you what I read in the want ads the other day. Wanted - A good position, short hours, and high wages. Bob Baker. You say you expected it? Yes, I thought I heard you correctly. Bob Thompson! Why, don't you know. He's the famous pilot who flies the airplanes in all of the smash hit airplane pictures. Bob Rom- mel, the director of Superb Hit Studio, has just hired him to play in his new picture lt CouIdn't Be Done. You've heard of that famous Mademoiselle D'Voure? Yes, I knew you had. Well, she is none other than our own Barbara Fausnaugh. She's just returned to America and is opening an exclusive dress shop in New York. I just read in the papers that she has hired Eleanor DeLong as her dress-designer and BettyKlein- huizen to model her clothes. It's been rumor- ed that the great opera singer, Eleanor Peeke, is going to have all of her costumes for her new opera made there. Did you hear about the great financier, Dick Lane? He has just come all the way from Europe in order to have that worId-re- nowned doctor, Eleanor Spadafore, remove his tonsils which have been troubling him for some time. Kose Binando, his private nurse, accompanied him to America. Has he a great deal of money? He must have as he has al- ready employed three new stenographers here in America. The stenographers, Doris Wille- min, Ruth Timm, and Mary Alice DeLong, are planning on returning to Europe with him. I expect this would be censored if written. 'By the way did you know that Betty Clayton was recently appointed to serve on the Presi- dent's Cabinet? I wonder if she and all our other classmates remember what grand times we had in school. l'm sure l'lI never forget them. Good-bye, Jane, l certainly enjoyed our chat. -Beverly Reed, '4I. reflector